Saturday, February 28, 2009

Today I did a presentation to a group of Post Graduate studentsat the City Chambers. The building is very traditional, and formalwith lots of ornate features. As you can see it is all rather grand,with wall niches, statues, ornate cornices and lots of wood carving-look at the chairs:

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Today's photo is another canal photo. It is, in fact the same canal from my earlier post.But this was taken at Ratho, in the countryside just outside Edinburgh.It is the Union Canal-the canal that links Edinburgh to Glasgow.The boats were looking a bit sad and sorry today. I guess it's not the season for canal boating.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

We started by Polwarth church, an old traditional part of Edinburgh, and walked towards Fountainbridge.Fountainbridge is an area ungoing regeneration, so the contrast between old and new is very interesting.

The old:

The traditional:

Moving from old to new:We had coffee at Cargo-that's the blue building.I think it would be nice to sit outside in the summer time.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Edinburgh is covered in road works at the moment.The council is building a tram line down Princes St.It seems half of Edinburgh's streets are closed.You never know from one day to the next where you will find road works.It is a real pain.Only time will tell whether the tram is a good idea.And this was my treat today-a mocha from Cafe Nero on Rose street.If you are ever in need of an interent cafe in Edinburgh this is the place to go-400 computers!!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

I went into the city today to meet my friend for lunch.On the way I took some photos.Edinburgh had some fabulous old buildings-and the best skyline!I really like these photos showing one skyline of traditional bulidingsreflected in the windows of a modern building.Nice juxtaposition:

Monday, February 16, 2009

I was at the Botanics today. I took hundreds of photos,which was just as well because there were lots of duds among them.But that's OK because I was on manual most of the time.I was mucking around with different exposures.Here are a few: